Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom:
Three
Carried, etc
To edom
General references
Bible References
Three
Amos 1:3
The Lord says:
I will not relent from punishing Damascus
for three crimes, even four,
because they threshed Gilead with iron sledges.
for three crimes, even four,
because they threshed Gilead with iron sledges.
Carried, etc
2 Chronicles 21:16
The Lord put it into the mind of the Philistines and the Arabs who live near the Cushites to attack Jehoram.
2 Chronicles 28:18
The Philistines also raided the cities of the Judean foothills and the Negev of Judah and captured Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Soco and its villages, Timnah and its villages, Gimzo and its villages, and they lived there.
Joel 3:6
You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks to remove them far from their own territory.
To edom
Amos 1:9
The Lord says:
I will not relent from punishing Tyre
for three crimes, even four,
because they handed over
a whole community of exiles to Edom
and broke a treaty of brotherhood.
for three crimes, even four,
because they handed over
a whole community of exiles to Edom
and broke
Ezekiel 35:5
“Because you maintained an ancient hatred and handed over the Israelites to the power of the sword in the time of their disaster, the time of final punishment,
Obadiah 1:11 On the day you stood aloof,
on the day strangers captured his wealth,
while foreigners entered his gate
and cast lots for Jerusalem,
you were just like one of them.
on the day strangers captured his wealth,
while foreigners entered his gate
and cast lots for Jerusalem,
you were just like one of them.
General references
Deuteronomy 30:7
The Lord your God will put all these curses on your enemies who hate and persecute you.